Trump endorses federal marijuana reforms and reiterates his support for legalizing pot in Florida

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : If Trump is elected and keeps his promise to support such legislation, it could finally pass.
57% : Last night, Trump also promised to "work with Congress to pass common sense laws, including safe banking for state authorized companies," with the aim of "supporting states rights to pass marijuana laws, like in Florida, that work so well for their citizens."
48% : Former President Donald Trump last night reiterated his support for legalizing recreational marijuana in Florida -- and added that he favors rescheduling cannabis under federal law and removing barriers to banking services for state-licensed marijuana businesses.
47% : "As I have previously stated, I believe it is time to end needless arrests and incarcerations of adults for small amounts of marijuana for personal use," Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media site.
45% : Although Trump's current position falls short of opposing the national ban on marijuana, his turnaround on the merits of state legalization and his late-breaking support for federal reform could help him in November.
44% : In addition to backing Amendment 3, Trump said he supports the Biden administration's plan to move marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the most restrictive category, to Schedule III, which includes prescription drugs such as ketamine, Tylenol with codeine, and anabolic steroids.
41% : During his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump said states should be free to legalize marijuana.
38% : And as Harris pointed out after Trump endorsed Amendment 3 last month, he took two steps as president that seemed to contradict his avowed preference for marijuana federalism.
37% : But as with his triangulation on abortion, Trump seems to have calculated that the risk is small compared to the chance of attracting the independents who could be crucial to his victory.
32% : "That stance not only exaggerates the risk of "jail" (let alone "prison") for people convicted of simple possession; it is indistinguishable from the position that Trump is now taking.
30% : Unlike Vice President Kamala Harris, his Democratic opponent, Trump has not endorsed repealing federal pot prohibition, a move that voters overwhelmingly favor.
25% : Trump also proposed eliminating an annually renewed spending rider that bars the Justice Department from interfering with state medical marijuana programs.
8% : Although nothing came of either move, Harris argued that Trump had flip-flopped on marijuana reform -- a criticism she is apt to repeat if the subject comes up during their debate on Tuesday night.

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